City of Beardstown issued the following announcement on Jan. 30.
Please be on high alert for a fraudulent text circulating to update your driver’s license for IDES. This is text is FRAUD. There is no action required. IDES will never request personal information via text. For more information, visit:
Federal Trade Commission: FTC.gov/phishing
Illinois AG Identity Theft Hotline: https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/cons.../hotline.htm
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Beardstown